Machine for automatically wrapping, binding, and tying packages.



A. J. GOON. MACHINE FOB. AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 191Z- II I 23,, I 6% Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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A. J. GOON.

MACHINE FOB AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLIOATION IILED 11513.9 1912.

1,132,14 Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

15 SHEETSSHEET 2.

A. J. OOON.

MACHINE FOB. AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1912.

1,132, 1 64. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

15 SHEETS-ESIIEET 3.

A. J. GOON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1912.

1,132,16%. Patented Mar-.16, 1915.

15 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

A. J. 00W

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

' APPLIOATION FILED PEB.9, 1912, 1,1 32,1 64

Patented Mar. 16-, 1915.

15 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

A. J. COON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-9, 1912.

Ll lfih Patented Mar.16,1915.

15 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

A. J. GOON.

MACHINE FOE AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED I EB.9, 1912. 1,132,164., Patented Mar. 16,1915.

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MACHINE FOB. AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1912.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

15 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

I Z/(Efhn J A. J. OOON. MACHINE FOB AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

- APPLIOATION FILED 15.9, 1912. 1 1,1 6% Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLIOATION FILED rBB.9,1912.

1,132,1 Patented Mar.16,1915.

16 SHEETSBHBET 10.

A. I. G0ON1 MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES,

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1912.

1 11 3%,1641 Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

15 SHEETSSHEET 11.

A. J. GOON. I MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.9, 1912.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

15 SHBETSSHEET 12.

A Q r 1 WWW A. J. OOON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1912.

1 132164, Patented Mar.16,1915.

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A. J. GOON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APT JICATION FILED 1313.9. 1912 1 1 3g 1 (5.4L Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. COON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO FRANCIS M. WILLIS, OF ITHAGA, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application fil ed February 9, 1912. Serial No. 676,551.

E of bread, but it will be readily understood that the machine is capable of wrapping and tying other articles or groups of articles, which are substantially in the form of a rectangular prism.

The objects of the invention are to provide a machine which will be automatic in all its operations, rapid in action and adapted to place the wrappers uniformly so that any printed matter thereon will appear on & the desired face or faces of the article.

Other objects are to provide means for passing suitable binders, such as cords, around the article and grouping and securing the ends of the cords together so that the wrapper will be securely held on the article.

The novel features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1, certain parts being omitted; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the machine; Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 6; Fig. 6 is a transverse see tion on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, looking downwardly, and certain parts being broken away to show other parts; Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 8, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 9, the section being taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9;

vation on the line 12-12 of Fig. 9; Fig. 13

is a section on the line 13-13 .of Fig. 1,

showing a portion of the delivery mechanism; Fig. 14 is an elevation of the upper portion of the left-hand end of Fig. 1; Fig. 15 1s a fragmentary vertical section on the hue 15-15 of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a section on the line 16-16 of Fig. 13, with certain parts broken away; Fig. 17 is a section on the line 17-17 of Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a section on the line 18-18 of Fig. 16; Fig. 19 1s a view similar to Fig. 18, with certain parts omitted and the remaining parts shown 1n a different operative position from that shown in'Fig. 18; Fig. 20 is a plan view of a portion of the paper handling mechanism shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 21 is a per-v spective view of one of the plates which fold the wrapper around the sides of the article; F1g. 22 is an enlarged vertical section of a portion of the paper handling mechanism, the section being taken on the line 22-22 of Fig. 20; Fig. 22 is a bottom plan of some of the details shown in Fig. 22; Fig. 22 is a section on the line 12-6 of Fig. 22; Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the tying mechanism; Fig. 24 is a bottom plan of the same: Fig. 25 is a top plan of the same; Fig. 25 Isa fragmentary view similar to Fig. 25, wlth the parts shown in a different position; Fig. 26 is a section on the line 26-26 of Fig. 23; Fig. 27 is a section on the line 27-27 of Fig. 2%; Fig. 28 is a top plan of the cordcutting and holding mechanisms; Fig. 29 is I a section on the line 29-29 of Fig. 30; Fig. 30 is a section on the line 30-30 of Fig. 28; Fig. 31 is a side elevation of the mechanism for drawing a loop against the article; F ig. 32 is a bottom plan View of Fig. 31; Fig. 33 is a section on the line 33-33 of Fig. 32; Fig. 34 is a right end elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 31; Fig. 35 is a plan view of a detail; Fig. 36 is a fragmentary elevation showing the opposite side of the hook from that shown in Fig. 31; Fig. 37 is a section on the line 37-37 of Fig. 8; Fig. 38 is a section on the line 38-38 of Fig. 8 looking upwardly; Fig. 39 is a perspective view of the starting and stopping mechanism.

The machine comprises generally the article feeding mechanism A, the wrapper feeding mechanism B, the wrapper folding a general way the manner of operation of the various parts of the machine, and for the purpose of clearly defining the various operations I will designate as the front of the article that face which is upward as the article enters the machine on the feeding mechanism A. The lower face, or the face which is opposite the front of the article, will be designated as the rear and the vertical faces which are transverse of the feeding mechanism will be designated as the sides of the article and the vertical faces which are longitudinal of the feeding mechanism will be designated as the ends of the article.

The feeding mechanism A comprises a conveyer which delivers the articles to an elevating member or platen 40, which-trans fers the articles from the feeding mechanism to the wrapping mechanism 0. The wrapper feeding mechanism B is arranged to sever wrappers froma roll and transfer them to a position above the platen 40, so that they willbe engaged by the article as it is elevated to the folding mechanism. As

the article is moved into the folding mechanism it passes wipers which draw the wrapper downwardly around its sides. The arti; cle moves vertically through the folding mechanism'which consists of various parts for forming the various folds at the ends of the article, these parts being arranged at intervals along the vertical path, which has flexible sides for guiding the article and also holding the same as it is moved: therealong. After the wrapper has been drawn down around the sides of the article, suitable mechanisms coiiperat to fold the wrapper on the rear of the article and then to elevate the article to the mechanism which forms the end folds.

ing the article are severed from the supply sections, and the ends seized by a tying mechanism which forms the ends in a loop and slides the loop against the article and draws the same into a hard knot. After the cords or binders have been secured on the article, the latter is continued in its upward movement until engaged by the delivery mechanism. All of these parts coiiperate to apply the wrapper to the article and secure the same thereon by means of suitable binders, the various mechanisms operating simultaneously on different articles so that after After the end folds are made the article is moved into engagethe operation of each mechanism another article is immediately brought into position to be operated upon.

In order to make the drawings clear, all of the views except those defined as being otherwise, are taken with the partsof the machine in the same relative position.

Article feeding mechanism.'lhe frame of the machine consists of suitable uprights 41, 42 and 43, to which are secured the longitudinally extending members 44 and 45. A driving shaft 46 is mounted in suitable bearings upon the side members 45 and may be driven manually by means of a crank or by any suitable power means. At the outer end of the members 44, a shaft 47 is rotatably mounted. This shaft carries a pulley 48 over which passes the conveyer belt 49. This belt is driven by means of a pulley 50 on the shaft 46. An idler pulley 51 is mounted ona shaft 52, carried by arms 53, which are pivotally mounted at 54 on the members 44. The belt 49 passes over the pulleys 48, 50 and 51, the latter acting as a take-up to provide suitable tension in the belt. The articlesare placed on the belt 49 in any suitable manner and at any desired point between the pulleys 48 and 50 and are carried by the belt to the receiving platform 55, from which they are moved by the incoming articles to the top of the platen 40. It should be noted that in the several views in which the platen 40 appears, it is slightly above the platform 55, but it will be understood that during its operation this platen descends to the level of the platform 55 so that the articles may be readily received thereon. platen 40 it engages the vertically arranged plate 56 which is secured to the upper end of the lever 57. The lever 57 has its lower end 58 pivoted to an upright 59 which is suitably secured to the frame of the machine. A

horizontallyarranged link 60 is pivoted to the lever 57 and to the one arm of the bell crank 61, the other arm of which is pivoted at 62 ,to a support 63, which is secured to the upright 59 and braced from the upright 43 by means of the member 64. A latch 65 is carried in suitable guides 66, secured to the support 63. I This latch is pivotally connected at 67 with the bell crank 61 and its function will be hereinafter described. A spring 68 has one end attached to the bell crank 61 and the other end to the guide 66 and tends to draw the bell crank toward the guide 66.

A shaft 69 is mounted in bearings 70 and 71, carried by the frame of the machine. A

bevel gear 72 is mounted on the shaft 69 Asthearticle moves onto the' 76 on the shaft 46. The gear 75 may be hers .83 and 84 arranged on opposite sides of the frame of the machine. A disk 85 is keyed or otherwise secured on the shaft 80 and carries a pawl 86 which, when in operative position, is adapted to be engaged by the projections 82 on the disk 81 so as to causethe disk 85 to rotate with the disk 81. The pawl 86 is mounted on a'pivot 87 secured near the periphery of the disk 85 and has secured thereto near its free end a pin 88 which projects through a suitable slot in the disk 85 to the inner side thereof where it-engages a cam slot 89 in a bent arm 90, which is mounted on a pivot 91, carried by the disk 85. A spring 92 has one of its ends secured to the disk 85 and its other end secured to the bent arm 90 and tends to turn said arm about the pivot 91 so as to lift the pawl 86 out of engage ment with the projection 82 on the disk 81, the cam slot 89 being so formed that the oscillation of the arm 90 causes the pawl 86 to be swung into or out of engagement with the projections 82 on the disk 81. A cam disk 93 is secured on the inner face of the disk 85 and provided with a circumferential recess 94, which is so positioned as to receive the latch 65. the latch being moved into the recess 94 by means of the spring 68.

The object of the mechanism just described is to provide means for automatically starting and stopping the machine. When an article is received on the platen it engages the plate 56 and withdraws the latch from the recess 94 in the cam 93. When the latch 65 is in the recess 94 it is engaged by the arm 90 which is held against the latch by means of the spring 92. Therefore, when the latch is withdrawn the spring 92 will draw the arm around to a position to throw the pawl 86 into the path of the projections 82 on the disk 81 so that as the disk 81 rotates one of these projections 82 will engage the pawl and rotate the disk 85 and the shaft therewith. As the disk begins to rotate the latch 65 will bear against the extension 95 on the arm 90 and when said extension passes the latch the latter will bear against the side of the disk 93 near its circumference and be held in the position shown in Fig. 6. lVhen the recess 94. reaches a position opposite the latch 65, the latter will be drawn into the recess by the spring 68 and as the d'sk 85 continues to rotate the arm 90 will be engaged by the latch and the lower end thereof .heldstitr, tionary so that the arm will be -rot ated-flon its pivot 91 and cause the pawl 86 to be lifted out of engagement with the projection 82 on the disk 81. The above described operation takes place provided but a single... article is fed into the machine. If, however, a second .article is received on the: platen, as soon as it reaches its lower posi -75 tion, the second article will engage the plate 56 and prevent the latch 65 from enterin the recess 94- so that the disk 85 and the sha t 80 will continue to rotate until there are no articles received on the platen.

The shaft 80 carries a bevel gear 96, which meshes with a corresponding gear 97 on the vertically arranged shaft 98, WlllCh actuates portions of the paper feeding mechanism, the folding mechanism, binding and tying mechanism and the delivery mechanism. The shaft 80 also carries the cam Wheel 99, which actuates the platen 40 and a portion of the folding and elevating mechanism, and also the cam wheel 100, which actuates the paper cutting mechanism. It will, therefore, be seen that all of the various mechanisms of the machine are simultaneously thrown into and out of operation by means of the latch 65, which is actuated by the articles.

Upright guides 101 and 102 are secured to the frame of the machine and provided with suitable recesses on their inner side in which the rods 103 and 104 are arranged to reciprocate. These rods are connected together near their lower ends by a cross member 105, to which are secured the brackets 106 and 107 on the upper end of which the platen 40 is secured. A bracket 108. is also secured to the cross member 105. This bracket is bifurcated at its upper end and pivotally connected with one-end of a. lever 109, which is fulcrumed on the pivot 110 secured to the frame of the machine, 110 and has on its other end a suitable adjustable counterweight 111. The lever 109 is arranged alongside of the cam disk 99 and is provided on one side with a suitable roller 112, which engages a cam groove 113 in the side of the cam disk. The groove 113 is suitably formed to oscillate the lever 109 on its pivot 110, and thereby raise and lower the rods 103 and 104 and the mechanism attached thereto.

Suitable stops 114 are arranged on opposite sides of the trip plate 56 and adjacent the platen 40, in order to prevent the articles from moving beyond their proper position on the platen.

Wrazpper feeding nwclzam'sm.-The frame is provided with oppositely arranged longitudinally extending members 115 upon which rest the brackets 116, which a re connected together at their top ends by means 180 of a cross member 117 and support a shaft 118, upon which is mounted a roll of the wrapping material, such as paper. The members 115 also support the downwardly extending brackets 119, which carry the shaft 120 having a feed roll 121 thereon. A roll 122 is arranged on the shaft 123, parallel with the roll 121, and carried by a suitable frame which is adapted to move a the roll 122 into or out of engagement with the roll 121 by means of the eccentrics 124 on the shaft 125, an operating handle 126 being provided for the purpose of rotating said shaft. The shaft 123 is rotated by means of a gear 123 which meshes with a gear 120 on shaft 120 and the roll 122 is held against roll 121 by means of springs 122". The wrapping material is passed between the rolls 121 and 122 and downwardly therefrom into the pocket 127 in the form of a loop, the end portion of the strip of wrapping material being guided in the curved trough 128 to the holding and cutting mechanism. In order to provide for a constant feed of the wrapping material, so long as the machine is .in operation the shaft 120 is provided on oni'end thereof with a bevel gear 129 which engages a corresponding gear 130, .mounted on the longitudinally extending shaft 131, whlch is mounted in suitable bearings 132 and 133 carried by the frame of the machine. The shaft 131 is also provided with a bevel gear 134 which meshes with a gear 135 on the vertical shaft 98 so that the wrapping material will be fed to the machine whenever the shaft 98 is rotated.

The end of the wrapping material leads from the trough 128 between the jaws 136 and 137. The jaw 137 is rigidly secured to a frame comprising side members 138 and 139, which are arranged to slide in grooves 140 and 141 respectively, in the members 115. In the normal operation of the machine the side members 138 and 139 are rigidly secured in a fixed position in thegrooves 1.40 and 141 in any suitable manner. The jaw 136 is pivotally mounted on the side members 138 and 139 by means of the pivots 142. The jaws 136 and 137 are provided on their adjoining faces with cooperating fingers 143 and 144, which are adapted to hold the end of the wrapper. The side members 138 and 139 carry the shafts 145 and 145. The shaft 145 has arms 146 secured thereon, these arms projecting through the lower portion of a cutter 147 and being connected together by means of a cross bar 146. Arms 148 carrying the cutter-guide and paper clam 149 are loosely mounted on the shaft 145 and held in definite relation to the arms 146 by means of the springs 150, which are coiled around the shaft 145 and have one end engaging the under side of the arms 148 and the other end engaging the upper side 'of the arms 146. By referring to Fig. 5, it

bearing on the upper side of the arms 153 and their other ends bearing against the fixed jaw 136 so thatthese springs normally tend to move the arms 153 downwardly. The arms 153 have secured thereto near their outer ends the'downwardly projecting arms 156, the function of which will be described later. An operating arm-157 is mounted on the shaft 145 and secured thereto by a set screw 158 or in an other suitable manner. The lower end o the arm 157 is pivotally connected with the upright link 159 and the latter has its lower end pivotally connected with the lever 160. The lever 160 has one end mounted on the pivot 161,

This cutter-guide and prings are coiled around. the shaft 145 and have one of their ends which is secured to the frame ofthe machine, and the other end of this lever is provided with a cam roller 162'which is' arranged in a. cam slot 163 in the side of the cam'disk 100. The groove 163 is so formed as to give the proper rocking movement to the shaft 145 to bring the clamping members 149 and 154 together to bind the sheet of wrapping material' therebetween at the proper instant and to then raise the cutter 147 between the sides of the clamping members and thereby sever the wrapper from the strip. The clamping members 149 and 154 are preferably provided on their meeting edges with a flexible material such as rubber, so as to securely grip and hold the wrapping material. It will be observed that as the disk 100 rotates the link 159 will be raised and lowered and with it the arm 157. As the arm 157 is raised the shafts 145 and 145 will be rocked and the clamping members 149 and 154 brought together. When these clamping members meet, the shaft 145 will be permitted to continue to move by the spring 150. Owing to the fact that the arms 146, which carry the cutter 147, are rigidly connected with the shaft 145, it will be seen that the cutter will be moved upwardly between the clamping members 149 and 154 after the latter have met and become stationary. The arms 146 are each provided with a small cam 164 and when the cutter 147 has completely severed the' with the lower ends of the arms 156- and thereby move the clamping members 149 and 154 apart to release the wrapper.

In order to draw the wrapping material across the vertical path of the article, suitable slides 165 and 166 are provided in the grooves and 141. These slides are permanently connected by means of the cross member 167, which forms the lower jaw of a clamp. A shaft 168 is mounted in the slides and 166 and carries the fingers 169 which support the clamping member 170. The clamping member 170 has secured on its lower side the spaced pads 171, these pads being so arranged as to provide s aces for the reception of the fingers 143 an 144. A pin 172 is secured to the slide 165 and the cross member 167 is provided with an opening 173 through which projects the upper end of the curved lever 174, which has its lower end mounted on a pivot 175, secured to a fixed part of the machine. The upper end of the lever 174 is forked to provide a recess for the pin 172 and a cam roller 176 (see Fig. 2) is mounted on the lever intermediate its ends and arranged in thecam slot 177 in the side of the cam wheel 99. The cam slot 177 isso formed that the rotation of the wheel causes the arm 174 to be oscillated and thereby give a reciprocating movement to the slides 165 and 166 and the mechanism mounted thereon. The cross member 167 and the clamping member 17 O with its pads 171 constitute jaws which are adapted to grip the wrapping material when said jaws are in their extreme right-hand position (referring to Fig. 5).- As soon as the jaws 167 and 170 grip the wrapping material they are moved toward the left to draw the wrapper across the vertical path of the article and when the wrapper has reached the proper position the platen with the article thereon starts to move upwardly and as soon as the article comes into engagement with the wrapper the clamping member 170' is lifted from the cross member 167 to release the wrapper and permit it to be carried along by the article. In order to rock the shaft 168 to effect this gripping and ungripping of the wrapper I have provided a downwardly extending finger 1'7 8 thereon" (see Fig. 22), this finger extending into a suitably formed slot 179 in a slide 180, carried by the slide 165. The slide 165 is provided with downwardly extending guides 181 and 182, having slots 18 3 and 184, through which pins 185 extend for the purpose of holding: the slide 180 in the guides 181 and 182. The spring 186 is coiled on shaft 168 and has one end secured to the shaft and the other end secured to the cross member 167. This spring is arranged to normally rock the shaft 168 to bring the pads 171 into engagement with the cross moves the end of the fin er 178 into the portion 188 of the slot an the pads 171 against the cross member 167.

From Fig. 5 it will be observed that the wrapping material is severed at a point somewhat beyond the ends of the fingers 143 and 144 and that these fingers will hold the end of the strip of wrapping material so that it will be gripped between the pads 171 and the cross member 167. Immediately after the end of the strip of wrapping material has been gripped, the lever 174 will be moved toward the left (see Fig. 5) and thereby draw the material across the vertical path of the article. When the strip of wrapping material has been drawn out to the desired extent one of the downwardl projecting teeth 189 will be engaged by the tooth 190 on the member 191, which is pivoted at 192 to the plate 191 slidably mounted on the lower edge of the member 115. \Vhen the tooth 189 is engaged by the tooth 190 the slide 180 will be drawn toward the left (Fig. 22) and the finger 17 8 will move up into the shallow portion of the cam slot 179 and thereby rock the shaft 168 and release the wrapper. In order to move the member 191 so that the tooth 190 will engage the tooth 189 on the slide 180 and draw the latter toward the left as above described, the member 191 has pivotallyconnected therewith at 193 a link 194, the other end of this link being pivotally connected at 195 with the upper end of a slotted lever 196, which is pivoted at 197 to a fixed part of the machine. A bracket 198 is secured to the vertically reciprocating rod 104 so as to move therewith and is provided with a cam roller 199 which engages the slot in the lever 196. By this arrangement, as the platen with the article thereon begins its upward movement the lever 196 will be moved toward the left (Fig. 22) and thereby swing the member 191 on its pivot 192 and move the tooth 190 into engagement with .the tooth 189 and draw the plate 191' which is secured to the member 115 by means of bolts 191 arranged in slots 191', toward the left.

It will be observed that the cutter 147 is formed so that its middle point first engages the wrapping material and then the opening is made from the middle of the sheet to the edges thereof. The sheet being held between the clamping members 149 and 154 and the cutter 147 passing through the opening between the sides of the clamping members, it will beseen that there is practically thereby clamps 

